Business brothers 'beyond reproach'
There is a remarkably cosy family atmosphere at Cardiff Business School. Nigel Piercy, professor of marketing and strategy at the business school, works closely with his wife, senior research...
There is a remarkably cosy family atmosphere at Cardiff Business School. Nigel Piercy, professor of marketing and strategy at the business school, works closely with his wife, senior research...
Harriet Swain reports from the Trades Union Congress in Blackpool The government is to devote Pounds 38 million to improving skills in the United Kingdom following the first report of a task force on...
The government has secured a Pounds 160 million boost from the European Social Fund to support the University for Industry and other lifelong learning proposals. David Blunkett, secretary of state...
Scottish Enterprise is investing Pounds 750,000 in a fellowship scheme to help young academics commercialise their research. The Royal Society of Edinburgh this session awarded four enterprise...
The following listing is for research degrees and jobs in General Engineering #221> . Where possible a central contact person or office contact point has been given. Where there are several...
The two biggest lecturers' unions were on a collision course with their employers this week following the rejection of a "lamentable" pay offer and "sweatshop" industrial relations strategy. The...
When the Tate Modern opens in May, will visitors like the radical grouping of art into 'Nude' or 'Object', or simply get lost looking for the masterpieces? asks Karl Sabbagh. Right, the academics'...
The Higher Education Funding Council for England is planning a "third leg" of support alongside its funding of research and teaching. It wants to help institutions boost their "professional...
Each week this section lists funds available for academic researchers. Items for inclusion should be submitted to research@thes.co.uk. BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL www...
The British Film Institute is pulling out of its involvement in providing media degree courses as part of a big shake-up of its education programme. The institute currently delivers an MA in film and...
The Association of University Teachers has agreed to prepare for industrial action, including one-day strikes, if its pay demands are not met, writes Harriet Swain. Members at the winter council...
New Rules for the New Economy - 10 Ways the Network Economy is Changing Everything
Industry giants put millions of pounds into university research, but what do they expect in return? The THES spotlights three of the big spenders. The aero-engines and industrial power systems maker...
University of Leeds Os Finnie, finance director of a company within the Blackwell publishing group, general manager of finance; Jim Parry, dean for student support from August 1, 1998: Robert Sladdin...
Animation is booming but if Britain is to keep winning the Oscars there needs to be greater collaboration between film-makers and academics. Norman Taylor and Roger Noake explain. Should another...